Loushanguan climate — normals and trends
Loushanguan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,535 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Loushanguan averages 23 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.
Loushanguan has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 24 July 1961) and the coldest -12.2 °C (on 10 February 1977).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LoushanguanGuizhou
- coords
- 28.14°, 106.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,535mm
Sunshine / day
5.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
209 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.7 cm
Average feels-like high
17.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
43 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.9 °C
24 July 1961
Coldest day
-12.2 °C
10 February 1977
Wettest day
145 mm
29 June 1945
Windiest day
46.6 km/h
24 May 1946
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
4 July 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
24 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-16.1 °C
15 December 1975
Snowiest day
12.8 cm
11 January 1999
Sunniest day
13.8 h
19 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 57 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 61 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 88 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 20.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 96 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 238 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 192 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 199 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 92 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 93 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 20.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 171 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 112 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Loushanguan?
Loushanguan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,535 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Loushanguan?
The hottest day measured in Loushanguan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1961, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Loushanguan?
The coldest day measured in Loushanguan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1977, at -12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Loushanguan?
Yes. Loushanguan gets on average 29.7 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Loushanguan warmed?
Yes: Loushanguan warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Loushanguan?
The wettest day measured in Loushanguan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1945, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Loushanguan?
The windiest day measured in Loushanguan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1946, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Loushanguan?
The warmest month in Loushanguan is July (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Loushanguan?
Loushanguan receives on average 1,535 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Loushanguan?
Loushanguan gets on average 5.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 1,825 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Loushanguan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Loushanguan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1999, with 12.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Loushanguan?
Yes: Loushanguan has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Loushanguan?
In Loushanguan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 24 July 1961, and the lowest was -16.1 °C on 15 December 1975.
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